The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer.
Vandermeer, John H.
The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer. - Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers c2011. - xv, 387 p. ill. 23 cm.
Three vignettes : setting the stage -- Constructivism and the evolution of agriculture -- Competition and facilitation among plants : intercropping, weeds, fire, and the plow -- Soils and the emergence of the industrial approach -- The biology of the soil and the emergence of an ecological vision -- The problem of pests--herbivory, disease ecology and biological control -- Biodiversity, imperialism, and agricultural landscapes -- Toward a sustainable future.
9780763771539
Agricultural ecology
Food--Quality--Moral and ethical aspects
Soil chemistry
S589.7 V36 2011
The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer. - Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers c2011. - xv, 387 p. ill. 23 cm.
Three vignettes : setting the stage -- Constructivism and the evolution of agriculture -- Competition and facilitation among plants : intercropping, weeds, fire, and the plow -- Soils and the emergence of the industrial approach -- The biology of the soil and the emergence of an ecological vision -- The problem of pests--herbivory, disease ecology and biological control -- Biodiversity, imperialism, and agricultural landscapes -- Toward a sustainable future.
9780763771539
Agricultural ecology
Food--Quality--Moral and ethical aspects
Soil chemistry
S589.7 V36 2011
